- Tuen Kit Lee, 55, broke into a co-worker’s home and raped her in 2005.
- He has been living a life of luxury with an unconscious girlfriend for the past 15 years.
- Police tracked the couple to a residence in Diablo, California, on May 28, 2024.
A Massachusetts fugitive dubbed the ‘Bad Breath Rapist’ has finally been caught in a multimillion-dollar home in California, with a new girlfriend who was completely oblivious to his alleged horrific past.
Tuen Kit Lee, 55, broke into a co-worker’s home and raped her at knifepoint on February 2, 2005. He allegedly fled his trial in September 2007 before jurors handed down his conviction, and He has been living a life of luxury in the Golden State ever since.
But police nabbed the longtime fugitive Tuesday after images of him surfaced on social media, and detectives tracked him to a luxury home in Diablo, a small town 20 miles east of the Bay Area.
He was seen leaving the residence with a girlfriend he has been living with for the past 15 years, according to Massachusetts State Police. “His partner never knew who he really was,” the department said.
Tuen Kit Lee (pictured in his 2005 mug shot) broke into a co-worker’s home and raped her on February 2, 2005. He fled trial before the jury returned his conviction, and has always been been living a life of luxury in the Golden State. from
Lee gained notoriety after he was identified through DNA and what Massachusetts SP called ‘his horrible breath.’
He was charged with rape and criminal trespass, and his case went to trial in Norfolk Superior Court. Jurors found him guilty after two days of deliberations, but by that time Lee had fled the state, police say.
Although state police and Quincy police detectives spent “hundreds of hours trying to locate Lee,” according to officials, the case ultimately went cold.
But earlier this year, police said “new information opened the case” after an image of Lee surfaced on social media and detectives tracked him to Diablo’s home.
Detectives discovered that the residence was owned by the owner of a flower shop, although it is unclear if this was Lee’s girlfriend or his landlady.
A fugitive from Massachusetts dubbed the ‘Bad Breath Rapist’ has finally been caught in a multimillion-dollar home in California, with a new girlfriend who was completely oblivious to his horrible past.
Lee gained notoriety after being identified through DNA and what Massachusetts SP called ‘his horrible breath.’
Pictured: Lee in court before his sentencing for the February 2005 rape.
On Tuesday, Massachusetts and California state police combined forces to monitor the residence and observed “a man and a woman exit and enter a vehicle.”
Local Danville police stopped his car. Lee initially gave a false name, but when questioned by officers he confessed his true identity, which was confirmed by fingerprints.
He was transported to Danville Police for booking and will remain in custody pending release to Massachusetts.
“There are violent criminals who believe they can commit crimes and not be held accountable for their actions,” said Chief Inspector Sean LoPiccolo, acting commander of the Pacific Southwest Regional Fugitive Task Force.
“Tuen Lee was on the run for over 16 years and it is hoped that law enforcement’s unwavering dedication to locating and arresting him will bring peace of mind to the victim and his family.”